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Calcite Psm Ikaite

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Calcite Psm Ikaite

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Description
Locality: 
Olenitsa River, White Sea Coast, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

A creme colored calcite floater pseudomorph after ikaite (glendonite)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Ikaite

Formula: 
CaCO3·6H2O
Strunz: 
5.CB.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Ikka Bund, Ikka Fjord (Ìka), Sermersooq, Greenland